Well I finally broke down and roasted the last of my Haile Selassie Sidamo DP. This is not only one of my favorite Ethiopians but my first introduction to African coffees when I first got into roasting (last December). In fact it was literally about the third coffee I had ever roasted. I will never forget the first taste of that wonderful mélange of wine, apricots, honeysuckly, and Vanilla (with a little Earl Grey) tea. The flavor profile just blew me away. I had never tasted coffee like this - literally! Now, having roasted many more coffees...some with even more exotic flavor profiles...I am still amazed by the Haile Selassie Sidamo DP. If I ever get bored with this coffee it is because I am bored with life itself. I roasted this to City in my modified WB Poppery I for 9:15 minutes, hit first crack at 7:15 min. Wine, apricots, honey suckle, and that mixture of vanilla and Earl Grey tea. Close my eyes and I am back in the kitchen that mid December night...tasting this for the first time. In awe that I could actaully roast...and even more in awe of the beans themselves. A sincere thanks to everyone at Sweet Marie's for finding such treasures as this. Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
Here here! Thank you Sweet Marias. I am in the same situation, finishing my last batch of a Sidamo from last Fall. My senses were opened to berry fruity flavors for the first time on this bean last November. I just roasted my last batch about 10 days ago. Unfortunately, or so I thought, my roast on the Behmor stopped in the middle of 1st crack. I thought "Oh, great, I've probably ruined this and will get grassy coffee". (I wanted to go about 30 more seconds). Anyways, I let it rest about 5 days, the beans look light, but the berry wine flavors are just singing. I made an espresso out of it, and that proved to be a bit much for my palate. But the drip coffee is fantastic. I hope the Sidamo Maduro follows a similar path. Greg On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:36 PM, mary deem wrote: <Snip> of <Snip> at <Snip> as <Snip> ariascoffee.com <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
I'm about to order my second 60 lb sack of the Maduro. You'll like it. The = fruit is "riper" than the Haile Selassie. A very very light roast of the Ma= duro, with a few days rest after, seems similar to a slightly longer roaste= d HS..as best as I can remember the HS, it's been a few months since I ran = out of that. Charlie --- On Thu, 5/27/10, Greg Hollrigel wrote: From: Greg Hollrigel Subject: Re: [Homeroast] the last of my Haile Selassie Sidamo DP from Sweet= Maria's To: "A list to discuss home coffee roasting. There are rules for this list,= available athttp://www.sweetmarias.com/maillistinfo.html" Received: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 11:29 AM Here here! Thank you Sweet Marias. I am in the same situation, finishing my last batch of a Sidamo from last Fall. My senses were opened to berry fruity flavors for the first time on this bean last November. I just roasted my last batch about 10 days ago. Unfortunately, or so I thought, my roast on the Behmor stopped in the middle of 1st crack. I thought "Oh, great, I've probably ruined this and will g= et grassy coffee". (I wanted to go about 30 more seconds). Anyways, I le= t it rest about 5 days, the beans look light, but the berry wine flavors are just singing. I made an espresso out of it, and that proved to be a bit much = for my palate. But the drip coffee is fantastic. I hope the Sidamo Maduro follows a similar path. Greg On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:36 PM, mary deem wrote: <Snip> e of <Snip> that <Snip> uld <Snip> as <Snip> ariascoffee.com <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
For me the Guji is heavy blueberry and concord grape... almost too fermente= d (emphasis on almost). HS was black cherry and cran/raspberry. -bry Bryan Wray Nor'West Coffee 360.831.1480 Bryan It is my hope that people realize that coffee is more than just a caffeine = delivery service, it can be a culinary art- Chris Owens --- On Fri, 5/28/10, Charlie Herlihy wrote: From: Charlie Herlihy Subject: Re: [Homeroast] the last of my Haile Selassie Sidamo DP from Sweet= Maria's To: " available athttp://www.sweetmarias.com/maillistinfo.htmlAlist to di= scuss home coffee roasting. There are rules for this list" Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 7:38 AM I'm about to order my second 60 lb sack of the Maduro. You'll like it. The = fruit is "riper" than the Haile Selassie. A very very light roast of the Ma= duro, with a few days rest after, seems similar to a slightly longer roaste= d HS..as best as I can remember the HS, it's been a few months since I ran = out of that. Charlie --- On Thu, 5/27/10, Greg Hollrigel wrote: From: Greg Hollrigel Subject: Re: [Homeroast] the last of my Haile Selassie Sidamo DP from Sweet= Maria's To: "A list to discuss home coffee roasting. There are rules for this list,= available athttp://www.sweetmarias.com/maillistinfo.html" Received: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 11:29 AM Here here! Thank you Sweet Marias. I am in the same situation, finishing my last batch of a Sidamo from last Fall. My senses were opened to berry fruity flavors for the first time on this bean last November. I just roasted my last batch about 10 days ago. Unfortunately, or so I thought, my roast on the Behmor stopped in the middle of 1st crack. I thought "Oh, great, I've probably ruined this and will g= et grassy coffee". (I wanted to go about 30 more seconds). Anyways, I le= t it rest about 5 days, the beans look light, but the berry wine flavors are just singing. I made an espresso out of it, and that proved to be a bit much = for my palate. But the drip coffee is fantastic. I hope the Sidamo Maduro follows a similar path. Greg On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:36 PM, mary deem wrote: <Snip> e of <Snip> that <Snip> uld <Snip> as <Snip> ariascoffee.com <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 = Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |